The Portland daily press., 1887-02-25

who voted against the increase the last time
| 1t was up, said that he had examined more
| closely into the financial condition of the
| State since then, and had concluded that the
additional pay could be afforded, Mr.. Pat
tangall of Pembroke thought the same
Then Mr.. 0'Brien of Thomaston was
against it.. and Messrs. Engel of Bangor and
Randall of Augusta for it. Mr.. Russell OF
Fayette thought the salaries large enough
now, and Mr.. Clark of Calais made STIR
ring speech the other way. Mr.. Bishop OF
Hebron was against the Increase, and Mr..
Talbot of East Machias made a speech that
brought down the House. Then Mr.. Noble
of Lewiston went in and brought down the
House the first thing by q complimentary
allusion to Speaker Ltttlefeld as an able
presiding officer. Mr.. Noble wanted the
salaries raised. So did Mr.. Dow of Port
count-out days. The House voted 70 to &C
to concur with the Senate and raise the sala-
rles. Some attempts were made to amend,
one member wishing to have provision at
tached that no judge should have free passes
on the railroads: but the amendments were
withdrawn and the bill passed to be en-
crossed under suspension OF the rules.
The Ferry Landing.
Tomorrow the judiciary committee give
the hearing on the petitions of the towns of
Cumberland county that the expense Of lay
ing out the way over Portland Pier be taken
from the county and put upon Portland.
This morning Mr.. Dow presented remon-
STRANGE from the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of Portland, which urges that:
Whereas, under the act of the Legislature of
the State, approved Feb. 26, 1873, and contained
In Chap. S75 Of the Private and Special Laws for
that year, public highway has been located into
the tide waters Of the City OF Portland, by Com
mittee appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court,
And whereas the location Of said hiehway was
resisted by counsel for the city at the hearing be-
fore the County Commissioners, and at the
hearing before the committee, and also upon ex-
ceptiOns to the acceptance of the report Of the
1886,
highway was located, all damages to private prop
erty by reason of such location were to be paid by
the county OF Cumberland, but petitions have now
Deen presented TO the Legislature asking that the
law may be so changed as to require such dam
ages to be paid by the city of Portland,
Therefore the City Government request
the Portland Senator and Representatives to
use their influence against the proposed leg
the fact that the city has from the first re-
sisted this location, that the County Com
missioners declared against it, that the COM
mittee who decided upon it did so under the
law which puts the damages to private prop
erty Snto the county, and that there has
never been any adjudication. even by the
committee, that "such highway ought to be-
located under provision of law such as is
proposed, requiring the city of Portland
alone to pay the land damages" The re-
should the committee decide that Portland
ought to bear the expense, the new law
should be so framed that the question Of To-
cation may be opened again.
Municipal Court Fees.
II x,,;ll ha ra,oa,oI,orod +ho4 tl,o ;ud;nio-,,
committee gave leave to the csunty commits
sioners of Cumberland county to withdraw
when they petitioned for change in the
law that 1.-THE court and libel fees of the
Portland Municipal Court might be reduced.
This morning Senator Dunnell introduced
in the Senate and had referred to the COM
mittee on legal affairs a bill to add to Sec.
63 of Chap. 27 of the r. S., the following pro-
vision
Provided that the costs to be taxed in the NUM-
cipal Court in the city of Portland, in the county
of Cumberland. shall be for libel, twenty-five
tyye cents; but no fees shall be taxed for enter
ing the libel for trying the same, for monition,
for order to restore deliver and the recorder of
said court shall receive no fees or compensation
in addition to his salary as provided by law, nor
shall he be employed or designated by the judge
of said court to post notices or to perform other
services whereby extra fees or compensation may
be demanded by him as for services not covered
byIhis salary.
But the judiciary committee has already
reported on this matter once, giving the petit
tioners leave to withdraw, so tomorrow the
point will probably be raised in the Senate
that the introduction of this bill and its ref
erence was out of order.
Woman Suffrage.
The idea is beginning to prevail here that
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suffrage question. The Senate does not con-
slider the question again until next week, and
the House not until after that; and remon-
strances are continuing to come in from the
women of Portland. There were two this
morning:
The undersigned women of Portland, believing
that the imposing upon their own sex the respon-
sibilitieS of elections, will involve them in the
ambitious intrgues OF politics and In the c0mpetl-
tion of business will impair the integrity of their
devotion to their domestic duties, and will de-
teriOrate the character and consideration which
give them the influence they now exert in society,
respectfully demonstrate against giving the ballot
to women.
Mrs. John Bryce Frances G. Brown,
Annie Ellen Brown, Hannah Clifford,
Mrs. Ellen g. Clifford, Ellen L. Brown,
Electra Newell Brown, Mrs. T. II. Haskell,
Mrs VIM. A. Goodwin, Annie G. Goodwin
Eiiz't6 Debicis Merrill, Helen Helene c. Ioring. %
caroline M Brewer. Mrs. Henry FOX,
Mrs. VIM. r.. Wood, Mrs. b. A. Perkins,
Mrs. John w. Perkins, Elizabeth H. Smith,
Mrs. ii. st. John Smith, Mrs. Annie K. Daveis,
Mrs. Frank II. Little, Mrs. Woodbury. s. Dana,
Clara p. McAllister, Alice M. McAlister,
Mrs. NJ. III. Smith, Mrs. Palmer Dudley,
Mrs. Clinton l.. Baxter, Louisa Spring,
Mrs III. G. Baxter, Mary Leverett Dalton,
Mrs. E. d. Robinson, Miss Edith r. Carroll
Mrs. w. X. Wilton, Mrs. Philip /. Jones,
Mrs. Chas. p Mattocks.
Still another with the same heading is
signed as follows:
Mrs. s. B. Brown, Elizabeth A. Collins,
Mrs. Charles c. Wells S. E. Danielson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ludwig Mrs. Cyrus f. Davis
Mrs. Mary A Weeks, N. c. Roberts,
Mrs. s. II. McAlpine, Edith II. McAlpine,
Mrs. Henry w. Hersey, Edith l.. Hersey,
Josephine Hersey, Mrs. Eben Corey,
Mrs. Payson Tucker.
The School District System.
1t looks as if the school ''deestrict' would
survive in Maine for time longer. There
was a sharp fight in the Senate this forenoon
and tie innovators, who would abolish the
districts, were defeated, 10 to II. Senator
Libby of Penobscot championed the reform,
and did it ably. Senator Gushee Of Knox